This is shaping as the biggest stuff up in New Zealand sport. What looked like the closest thing to a guaranteed place in the Olympics for our young footballers has turned into a farce involving an ineligible player.
Fiji's under-23 men's football team has seized the moment after New Zealand were expelled from an Oceania tournament to qualify for next year's Rio Olympics with a 4-3 victory on penalties in a goal-less final against Vanuatu.
The New Zealand under-23 men's footballers have been disqualified from Olympic qualification.
Fiji’s 3-1 semi-final victory over Papua New Guinea was followed by a 2-0 win for New Zealand over Vanuatu, ensuring the 2015 OFC Olympic Qualifier Final will feature New Zealand and Fiji in a repeat of 2012.
The first chapter of Anthony Hudson's overhaul of New Zealand football could be completed today.
New Zealand's under-23 men's football team could be about to trade Port Moresby's Bisini Sports Complex for Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium.
The Futsalroos have kicked off their Commonwealth Cup campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Friday afternoon.
Special seats were installed at Albany stadium so Fifa's top executives could sit in line with halfway during the U20 World Cup final - even though existing seats were under one metre from the mark.
New Zealand are through to the Olympic qualifying final for the Oceania region after a 2-0 win over Vanuatu in Port Moresby.
Liverpool Ladies have completed the signing of New Zealand international striker Rosie White, subject to international clearance.
All Whites legend Wynton Rufer says the Christchurch Football Academy facilities in Yaldhurst are "a miracle" for football in New Zealand.
Wellington man Paul Lupi, 28, has been in a coma since Monday's accident in Phuket.
The Futsalroos have kicked off the Trans-Tasman Cup with a hard-fought 4-2 win over a fast-finishing New Zealand outfit in Wellington on Wednesday night.
It had only just gone noon, so the participants in the AC Milan Junior Football Camp weren't singing for the supper.
Departing Wellington Phoenix striker Nathan Burns has earned a final A-League accolade with inclusion in the players' union's team of the season.
Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) announces the 2014/15 PFA A-League Team of the Season.
Louis Fenton, currently in Papua New Guinea captaining the New Zealand under-23 team at the Olympic Games qualifying tournament, has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the Wellington Phoenix till May 31 2017.
Frank Lampard knew how to do it best.
Sam Burfoot says New Zealand's 5-0 win over New Caledonia is the ideal confidence boost as the Kiwis take aim at reaching Rio 2016.
“like a player, if you are a coach, you need to study.
The football days of five Ole Football Academy players have just got even busier, after they were named in a national under-17 training squad.
A hat-trick by 17-year-old Logan Rogerson has sealed a 5-0 win for the New Zealand Under-23 team over New Caledonia at the Pacific Games.
One week ago All Whites coach Anthony Hudson made an inexperienced public relations gaffe.
New Leeds United signing Chris Wood holds no doubt over the potential of the team he's about to play for.
Football coaches and players stepped in to take the whistle on Saturday but they hope it was just a once off.
Training banter certainly reflects it, but Napier City Rovers football team performances don't.
The Olywhites have earned a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifiers in Port Moresby after securing a tough 1-0 win over hosts Papua New Guinea in their second group match in Port Moresby yesterday.
It was 28 degrees Celsius in Milton Keynes, south England, on Friday – about the same temperature as Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
THE New Zealand football team's shunning of the Pacific Games village and calling it below standard has not gone down well with the Pacific Games Council and the Papua New Guinea Government.
Nathan Burns' move to Tokyo FC is a setback for the Wellington Phoenix but one which they anticipated and will aid their recruitment, coach Ernie Merrick says.
The Men’s U-23s opened their Pacific Games campaign on Friday with a 2-0 win over the Solomon Islands in Papua New Guinea.
FIJI football's wonder boys is hoping to play more international matches for Fiji and sights this as the only way to lift the standard of the game in the country.
Anna-Marie Keighley is being championed by refereeing professionals, despite the controversy surrounding her semi-final penalty calls in the Women’s World Cup.
Wellington Phoenix striker Nathan Burns is on the verge of joining leading J-League club F.C Tokyo.
Chances of a home All Whites international before the end of the year are now slim.